Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-06
THE DOCTORS PARLIAMENT
TO.DAY'S SESSION OF THE INTER.
NATIONAL MEDICAL CONGRESS-.

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NATIONAL MEDICAL CONGRESS.
Paper by DR.. Austin Flint, OF Now
York, on nFevers-The General Sessions
Cut short to Permit More Work i'm the
SectiOns-The Scene At the Opera
House To-day.
Though many Of the doctors were out late last
night, not professional business entirely, they
began to assemble at Albaugh's opera House soon
after nine O'Clock this morning. The scenes about
the lobby Of the Opera House were interesting.
There was strange medley on the walls. Wedged
In between pictures Of actors In tights and buck
skins were placards relating to "OtolOgy" and
'LaryngoIOgy," and many other ''olOgtes." There
were tables loaded with medical literature for free
distribution, and each table was presided over by
an active colporteur Of some publishing house OF
drug establishment. Members, as they came, In
brought In their hands packages OF papers and
manuscripts, and all Of them appeared busines.
like and ready for day OF profitable work. The
house was not crowded as it was yesterday.
There were number of ladies in the gathering.
promptly at ten o'clock the curtain rose, signal
that tn edayS session was about to begin.
SYLVAN SCENE.
The scene was o sylvan one, representing a
vista seen through the trees OF pretty valley
with shining riverrunning throughit. Inthe fore
ground, under the shadow of great branching
oak 5oa sat 1.-THE the secretary @ general Dr. Hamilton He
theater full OF eyes were glued upon him as the
curtain rolled up with Irritating slOwness In the
wsre group o. Doctors ARRANGED
DIR. GihOn, with one hand thrust into the breast OF
his coat, standing in a somewhat defiant attitude
as though daring the Bureau of Medicine and Sur.
(H4rnpft SllnDOrtPO
bis chin in his hand in an attitude OF soliloQuy
Or. Atkinson, who was caught just in the attitude
graph; Dr.. Austin Flint, who grasped a roll Of
manuscript like Roman senator. When the cur.
tain had been rolled up the group on the stage
was broken up 0y the movements OF the members
toward seats. Enter Dr. n. S. Davis president OF
the congress- at the left. Drs Atkinson and Banga
proceed down the center to the secretaries table
DR.. Davis reaches the presidents chair by q
circuitOus route and gives stroke on the table
With his gavel.
THE PROLOGUE
was delivered by DR.. Atkinson, who proceeded to
the foOtlights and read out the names Of a large
number OF physicians for whom he had letters OF
kilograms. Then he announced that the Treas
urer OF the United states would have the vaults OF
the Treasury opened each day from $3.50 a. IN. to
10 30 pm. for a limited number Of visitors. DR..
Davis then took his cue and announced that the
first business OF the day was listening TO q paper
by Dr. Austin Flint, OF New York, On
| 'FEyER, ITS CAUSES, MECHANISM AND RATIONAL
TREATMENT.
DR.. Flint man about fifty, OF sturdy figure
with face beaming With good nature and Orna.
mented with gray moustache and spectacles
then stepped forward with his roll of manuscript
He looked like an active New York business man
and was attred like one, in dark suit with cut
away coat. His paper was listened to with pro
found attention BY the doctors
Dr. Flint advocated al1mentat1On in fever. In.
nutrition, he argued, added to the morbid phe-
nOma OF fever. He would give food to supply or
retard the waste Of tissue and Degeneration The
end was to restrain the ravages OF fever, and the
supply OF food need be limited only by the power
OF the digestive system. Referring to the use Of
alcohol In fevers, he said 1t was potent agent
The moral arguments against the use Of alcohol ir
such treatment he said were illogical. Experience
had shown that it could not take the place OF an
abundant and fatty alimenUat1On, as in the Arctic
regions. But the conditions were changed in fever
where any readily oxydizable substance Intro
duced artincially into the system would unde,
certain conditions be beneficial. If 1t were posi-
BILE to Introduce into the system a suf1ic1en,
should not be ussd, but alcohol introduced int
the system did not require to be digested acoho
Pc, pe oxydzedn tne body as IT Is In certain quaint
tends to restore the normal condition.
Dr. Flint gave some careful directions as to use
OF alcohol IN treating feverS.
The reading of DR.. Flint's paper consumed the
first hour OF the days session. When he had fin
ished the doctors present showed their apprecia
9a 81 1s eor Sy very applause
nett chairman OF the local committee OF arrange.
mentS, extended an invitation to the members O
the congress to visit st. EliZabeth's Government
Hospital for the Insane on any day between ths
hours OF 10 q. "a. and p. IN, and 10 VISIT the Co
lumbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
BUT ONE PAPER DAY.
1t was on the program that DR.. Marian Semmola
| of Naples, should read paper to-day. DR.. Davis
president OF the congress, announced that on ac
count Of the fact that the sections had a prea,
deal OF work to-day 1t had been deemed best n
have but one paper each morning at the genera
session. Therefore Prof. SemmOla's paper WOull
not be read Till tomorrow. The address OF Dr. p q
Unna, OF Hamburg, will be delivered Tomorrow
morning, and other papers on the program on The
following days. The congress was thereuDon adj
1Ourned until Tomorrow morning.
THE SESSIONS.
The morning discussions ut most of the section,
were very slinnly attended, or had no attendance
at ALL as most Of the doctors were at the genera
session at Albaugh's. At some OF the sections n,
one but the secretary or the chairman wa,
present.
NOTES FROM THE SECTIONS.